Guitar Chords and Strumming for Beginners
What you'll learn
- Learn Chords and Develop Technique to Make Fast, Precise Changes
- Master All the Important "Open" Chords used for Most Strumming Songs
- Build a Solid Guitar Strumming Foundation
- Learn Major, Minor, 7th, Minor 7th, Major 7th, and Sus. Chord Types
Requirements
- A guitar to play and some regular time to practice
Description
Learn to Strum Chords on Guitar for a Lifetime of Fun!
Strumming chords is the first thing that many people learn to play on guitar. Let's face it, if you can strum chords, you can accompany songs, jam with others, play at parties, or perhaps play around the campfire.
If you or anyone else can sing, strumming chords adds two important things:
Harmony - (the chords) mostly associated with the left hand.
Rhythm - usually the right hand does the strumming.
How Does "Guitar Chords and Strumming for Beginners" Work?
It teaches you how to change chords smoothly and efficiently with the left hand (fretting hand). Meanwhile, as you hold down and change chords you learn to strum and keep time with the right hand.
If that seems complicated, it's really not because it's broken down for you.
First... you'll work on the left hand to learn all of the most important chord shapes.
Then... just as important, you'll practice the most efficient way to change chords.
Important!!! You must develop this step so that you can make fast effortless chord changes when required.
Next... you learn right hand rhythm techniques using the chord shapes that you are now comfortable with.
Finally... combining the whole process you expand your rhythm playing skills.
What are the detailed steps to learn Guitar Chords and Strumming?
You begin with simple one-finger-chord changes focusing on the mechanics of the left hand (fretting hand).
Gradually you add more fingers while still focusing on smooth and efficient chord changes.
You keep the right hand strumming simple in the beginning until you are good with the chords.
Once you are comfortable with changing chords you'll add strumming rhythms to your guitar skills, starting out simple, then adding more complex rhythms.
What Chords Will You Learn?
Based on just 5 open-chord shapes you'll learn many different chord types. "Open" chords are a combination of un-fretted "open" string notes with strings that use the frets. Based on those chords, you'll learn -
Major chords
Minor chords
7th chords
Minor-7th chords
Major-7th chords
Suspended 2nds (sus chords)
Suspended 4ths
After completing the course you'll know the most important chords, have good technique, and solid strumming skills. The sooner you start, the quicker you'll learn.
Don't delay - start today!
Who this course is for:
- Complete beginners who want to learn the best technique to strum and change chords
- Anyone who started to learn chords without a proper method but gave up
Instructor
Back in 2000 I started to teach guitar to my kids. That sparked a renewed interest in playing music again. I worked hard to regain my roots in classical guitar then started playing in bands again. This time it was church bands.
Since 2000 I've taught at private music studios, given group classes and in-home lessons. I've also played regularly in church bands. Although my Bachelor's is in Engineering, I've taken private lessons with various top music professionals. I also worked on my theory and passed 12-credits at Berklee College's online campus to gain a Music Theory Certificate .
As well as playing and teaching guitar, I wrote a 3-book guitar method series.
The books called "Guitar in Real Time" cover multiple genres, music reading and essential theory, as well as basic music composition. All of the essentials are there for students to gain a well rounded introduction to guitar and music.
My Udemy course, "Read Music for Guitar - Beginners" is based on the reading exercises of the Level 1 book. Other Udemy courses I've created also take content from those books and expand on it.
Music is my passion and I especially enjoy teaching young people, who I try to have a positive influence on. This Udemy format is excellent because it forces me to work at presenting things in the best possible way for others to understand.
I'm happy to share what I have to offer with others who are as passionate about this instrument as I am.